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Rev Port Cardiol
; 33(4): 249.e1-5, 2014 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24830307
RESUMO
Congenital absence of the pericardium is a very rare entity that is usually asymptomatic and hence difficult to diagnose. However, cases of sudden death have been reported in patients with partial pericardial defects (even asymptomatic ones), and such patients require surgical treatment. We report the case of a 17-year-old patient with complete pericardial agenesis (diagnosed by chance during a cardiological consultation) and briefly review the radiological findings of this entity.